Straight man of steel

Chapter 384 Protecting Our Young Brother
After chatting with Chu Da all afternoon, Zhang Yuan brought Wei Qing over for another night.

Both of them agreed with Zhang Yuan's idea.

Chu Da also changed his mood from going to the gate of hell. If Zhang Yuan's plan can really succeed, no one will be held accountable for his crimes.

Even being a marquis is considered a trivial matter. Although there is only one Shanyu of the Huns, he can't handle the many kings.

The brothers can divide the Hun kings in Hanoi equally so that everyone can become a marquis.

"Second brothers, this time, my younger brother will definitely go to Chang'an City to meet His Majesty in person."

Zhang Yuan and Chu Da didn't want Wei Qing to bear so much, and they were even more afraid that Liu Che might misunderstand that there was something between Liu Che and Chu Da.

The relationship between the few people is really delicate, not to mention that Wei Qing is Wei Zifu's younger brother, the only one who may have benefited from this incident, or the one who has benefited the most, is their Wei family.

Then Liu Che knew that Chu Da had reported Chen Ajiao, and also knew that the wizard Chu Fu was introduced by Chu Da.

It is impossible not to think of those other things.

This is also the point of dispute between Zhang Yuan and Chu Da and Wei Qing.

Zhang Yuan knew exactly what kind of person Wei Qing was, a person whose flaws no one could find until his death.

A true perfection.

Know how to advance and retreat, know how to measure!

If Liu Che built the Qilian Mountain-shaped mausoleum for Huo Qubing because of his uncontrollable love for Huo Qubing in his heart and Huo Qubing's talent, then giving Wei Qing such a great honor after Wei Qing's death is entirely because Wei Qing knows how to measure.

Liu Che is an emperor who doesn't judge people based on merit, but simply relies on his own preferences.

During the decades when the big man was in power under Liu Che, most of the political theories were either policies against the enemy. Zhang Yuan believed that they were all Liu Che's intentions, or they were presented after his guidance.

So Zhang Yuan didn't want Wei Qing to trip up Wei Qing when he was going straight to the sky, and he didn't want anyone to discredit him, even if it was well-intentioned, it was for the sake of the big man.

"Young brother, don't talk about it, this matter is settled like this.

Your Majesty will not forget you on such an important matter, you go to Dinghu Yanshou Palace to wait first.

When Brother Chu and I go to Jianzhang Palace, if His Majesty intends to accept it, he will definitely call you back to Beijing. "

Zhang Yuan is still very persistent, and has nothing to say on this matter.

Although he actually wants to avoid suspicion, if he avoids suspicion, then Chu Da may not even be able to enter Jianzhang Palace.

Chu Da also needs a strong recommendation from someone, or a guarantee for Chu Da.

Even if it comes with taking a big part of the risk.

"I can no longer let my brother take the risk while I take the credit.

In the battle of Mayi, the elder brother should be the man of the Marquis, but the elder brother has not obtained the corresponding military merit. "

Wei Qing still felt a little guilty now, he always felt that Zhang Yuan should be blamed for the high priest of the Huns.

"If I can go out with the army this time, King Lou Fan and King Aries will share me with each other.

At that time, your brother and my military exploits will come to an end. "

Zhang Yuan also felt the feelings of Tang Meng and Gongsun Ao now.

In an era when everyone yearns to become a marquis right away, it is a good idea to catch a Hun king and behead him, or even capture him alive in Chang'an City, and let the Hun king dance for the nobles in Chang'an City.

Zhang Yuan didn't have such a thin skin to say that if he couldn't catch it, there was no shame in letting others catch it.

"Fellowship is not the end, there are still fiefdoms."

Wei Qing said indifferently, and gave Zhang Yuan a look of contempt along the way.

"There are too many troubles in the feudal city. Maybe something happened in the feudal country and dragged me down."

Letting Zhang Yuan work for Liu Che is okay, but it is really hard to worry about managing a place.

"You two have so much confidence in that plan?"

Chu Da thought that it would be outrageous for him to chat with Zhang Yuan about Zhang Qian who disappeared, but now the two brothers regard the title of marquis of the big man as something in their pocket.

Zhang Yuan laughed loudly and said to Chu Da.

"Brother Chu, when you return to Chang'an City from the Huns, Brother Qing and I will prepare Yi Zhixie's head for you."

People like to say bald when they swell.

Zhang Yuan is like this now. He feels that if he really has an internal response within the Huns and can know in detail where the Huns' large troops are, then it is really not too far away from destroying the entire Huns.

"Brother Yuan's spirit is really great, Yizhixie is the Zuoguli King of the Xiongnu.

Even if we can hit Shan Yuting, we may not be able to catch him. "

Wei Qing was still a little bit embarrassed, King Zuoguli was much stronger than King Loufan, King Aries.

After all, it is the royal family of the Huns, who enjoys the succession of the Xiongnu Shanyu.

Zhang Yuan smiled and did not continue.

Yizhixie was more than the Zuoguli King of the Huns, sooner or later this guy would become the Great Chanyu of the Huns.

"Ah Yuan, not to mention capturing King Zuoguli, what if he captured King Zuoxian of the Huns?"

Chu Da didn't care so much anyway, and it might be to cover up Zhang Yuan's bragging.

Now the Zuoxian King of the Huns is still the uncle of the military official, and Yi Zhixie is the younger brother of the Xiongnu Shanyu's military official. It is estimated that when this Zuoxian King dies, he will probably be the next Zuo Xianwang.

If something happens in the middle, it is possible that the son of the military minister Shanyu will become such an important position as the wise king.

The king of the Han Dynasty is no better than the Xiongnu king, who is called a free man.

For a long time, the left and right virtuous kings and the Xiongnu Da Shanyu have led as many as half of the Xiongnu's tribe.

The status of all the wise kings on the left and right is very important. It is not surprising that tens of thousands of cavalry rushed out roaring with a wave of a knife.

"Brother Qing, Brother Chu, from now on our target is not the king of the Huns.

Why can't we take the Shanyu of the Huns to dance? "

The more Zhang Yuan thought about it, the crazier he became. If it was true that Chu Da could break into the Xiongnu, it would be impossible for Yi Zhixie and Yu Dan to win in the end.

Anyway, Zhang Yuan didn't mind revealing to the Huns the news that Yi Zhixie wanted to rebel.

The more chaotic the Huns were, the less they would consume the big man. I have to say that the cost of this kind of expedition is really too high.

There will always be some people who mock Liu Che and say that Liu Che has beaten the Huns a few times, and that he has exhausted the national strength of the big man before they have been completely defeated. This kind of behavior is unwise and worthless.

But Zhang Yuan felt that the Xiongnu definitely wanted to fight, as long as those who said that the waste was too expensive and the number of casualties were too high did not look at the map.

The big Han iron cavalry rushed forward and opened up the land passage between the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in East Asia.

Such a long-distance raid war is not easy even in modern times.

People's Xi is so awesome, if the distance is far away and the temperature is low, they still have to wind up.

The Han army can rely on horse power and manpower, and it is absolutely necessary and appropriate to spend a lot of energy and cost to build the confidence that a nation should have.

I haven’t seen some trolls saying that many people died in the Anti-Japanese War and that the country’s power was exhausted.

The Xiongnu was also an invasion war against the Han, which was essentially the same.

And the national power of the Han Dynasty in the early days, how many years of chaos did China enter a relatively stable stage?

Isn't it normal for a country to be weaker? After hundreds of years of civil war and reunification, it will immediately become the number one in the world?

What nation can continue to fight like this?

Didn't the Huns disappear after fighting?
The plan in Zhang Yuan's fantasy or the perfect way is to lure most of the tribes of the Huns to Monan, and then rely on millions of Han infantry and advanced weapons and equipment to fight the Huns.

At this time, the Han Dynasty already had a standing army of more than 40.

Nearly 15 were stationed in the north, 15 were stationed in the pass, and the remaining [-] were distributed among the various capitals south of the Yellow River.

These troops do not include the soldiers of the kingdom, the soldiers of the county, and the soldiers of the Hou.

Of the [-] troops under Wei Qing's command, [-] came from Guanzhong, and [-] came from the northern frontier counties.

The Xiongnu tribe is extremely dispersed, and Liu Che has already said that this is a total war, so it cannot be taken back.

One hundred thousand is used to attack, one hundred thousand is used to defend the northern counties, and fifty thousand troops are used to defend Chang'an, which is considered normal.

Although there are only 50 regular troops, everyone knows that Liu Che will use up to more than [-] troops to fight against the Xiongnu.

Of the 50, 40 are slave soldiers and civilian husbands, whose combat effectiveness is low but not so useless.

The Xiongnu tribes in the Hanoi area, together with the Qiang tribes who may cause trouble, may number as high as 20. This war is just a test of the water.

The Battle of Mayi was a test of luck, and if one was lucky, one might really kill the military officials.

This time is to test the waters, to see if the Han army can crush the Huns in a frontal confrontation.

There is no confrontation with military formations. The Huns don't use military tactics to fight you. If you use military tactics to fight the Huns, you are a fool.

This is also the shining point of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

Zhang Yuan remembered such a sentence in his mind.

I have never seen the books of Sun and Wu, and I have never heard of the Golden Drum Festival.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yuan didn't know much about the art of war except for the bad stories about besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao.

So there is still hope for catching the Xiongnu Chanyu Dancing.

At least everyone doesn't have to worry that when the Han army is fighting against the Xiongnu Shanyu's army, other tribes of the Huns will sneak attack on the Han's city and come to surround Wei and save Zhao.

"Where there is a will, there is a way, you two, please believe in me!"

Seeing that Wei Qing and Chu Da didn't agree with his words, Zhang Yuan raised his head and said with incomparable confidence.

Zhang Yuan's expansive words completely diverted Wei Qing's attention, and everyone stopped worrying about who went to Jianzhang Palace to find Liu Che.

After agreeing with Chu Da to leave early tomorrow morning, Zhang Yuan asked Wei Qing to leave the city overnight, and he went back to Taixue to rest.

Zhang Yuan doesn't know how the curfew rule treats other people in Du County. At least, no officers and soldiers have ever appeared in front of Zhang Yuan when he was on the road in the middle of the night.

The next morning.

Zhang Yuan and Chu Da met at the north gate of Du County.

After the two met, they looked at each other and smiled, and left for Chang'an City without saying anything else.

In fact, Zhang Yuan could still feel the great pressure on Chu Da's body and mind.

Zhang Yuan still understands why companions are like companions to tigers.

Even though it is not a capital crime, it is enough for the Tingwei Mansion to peel off layers of skin on Chu Da if he is still guilty of the crime and so grandiosely asks to see the emperor.

At the beginning, Dou Ying's family was still the top group of nobles in the Han Dynasty. If there was no imperial edict from Emperor Xiaojing, they would have to burp directly in the prison.

"Brother Chu is almost here, Jianzhang Palace is in front of you."

Less than half an hour after leaving Du County, Zhang Yuanping raised his whip and pointed at Gong Yu in front of him and said to Chu Da.

"I hope His Majesty can wait patiently for us to finish the plan."

Instead, Chu Da became a little unsure when he came here.

There is an 80.00% chance of what Zhang Yuan said, but Chu Da knew it was a gamble. Fortunately, it was a gamble with his life. If he gambled with other things of the big man, Chu Da would not come here even if he died.

It's not because he doesn't trust Zhang Yuan, but because he knows Liu Che's character.

The entire Han Dynasty, including Zhang Yuan and Chu Da, belonged to him, so who was qualified to gamble with Liu Che's things?

This time, if Chu Da hadn't come with him, betting on his own life, Zhang Yuan would have pulled the brakes if he came alone, and it would be the same with Wei Qing.

Fortunately, Liu Che is not so selfish that he refuses even if his subordinates want to use their remaining energy.

When they arrived at the gate of Jianzhang Palace, they handed their horses to the palace guards and entered the palace.

Most of these palace guards knew Chu Da. Although they knew about his resignation, they didn't know the inside story.

Coupled with Zhang Yuan's company, the palace ban seems to be indistinct.

Perhaps what Zhang Yuan and Chu Da didn't know was that since the two of them left today, Liu Che immediately adopted the palace guard rotation system.

It is not the original rotation of these palace guards, but the selection of troops from the southern army for rotation to ensure that the army guarding the Jianzhang Palace does not become acquainted with private individuals.

"It's going well, and there is no one to stop us. Let's go to Yutang Palace and wait for His Majesty's court meeting to end."

Zhang Yuanyao glanced at the front hall of Jianzhang Palace full of people, and immediately pulled Chu Da to the gate of Yutang Hall.

Let some ministers see Zhang Yuan and Chu Da appearing in Jianzhang Palace will definitely cause unnecessary trouble.

Zhang Yuan wanted to swear to God that he would not offend Liu Che this time, would not make Liu Che angry, and would take care of Chu Da's affairs.

The two waited outside the Yutang Hall for an hour before Liu Che came back here to deal with the government affairs.

After having paper, it is true that Liu Che's daily workload is much, much less.

If it weren't for Zhang Yuan, Liu Che might have had to read hundreds of kilograms of bamboo slips every day for decades.

It is more physical exercise than rolling iron, and it is also possible that this is the secret of Liu Che's longevity.

Liu Che was looking through the memorials sent by the counties and counties when the eunuch beside him walked up to Liu Che and whispered.

"Your Majesty, the Tai Xue ordered Zhang Yuan and Chu Da to wait for your summons outside the hall."

"Chu Da?"

"It's Chu Da, the young mansion commander who just resigned and returned to his hometown a few days ago."

The eunuch thought that Liu Che had forgotten about Chu Da, so he specially reminded him.

"In this world, what kind of person attracts what kind of person, it's not surprising that these two people get mixed together.

But come here. Let Chu Da kneel outside, let Zhang Yuan come in! "

Liu Che paused for a while, then quickly made a decision and said to the eunuch beside him.

(End of this chapter)